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| Pelocoris femoratus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Naucoridae |
| Genus: | Pelocoris |
| Species: | P. femoratus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pelocoris femoratus (Palisot de Beauvois, 1820)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pelocoris femoratus is a species of creeping water bug in the family Naucoridae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America.[1][2][3] They prefer still water with a high density of vegetation and eggs are laid on submerged plants. They feed on other arthropods and actively catch them while swimming. They are active from spring to autumn and can give a painful bite if not handled properly.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Pelocoris femoratus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Pelocoris femoratus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Pelocoris femoratus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading
[edit]- Polhemus, John T.; Sites, Robert W. (1995). "The identity of Pelocoris biimpressus Montandon and synonymy of Pelocoris species in the southwestern United States (Heteroptera: Naucoridae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 97 (3): 654–658. ISSN 0013-8797.
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